Khoja

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a Gujarati-speaking Shiite sect who take the Aga Khan as their religious head.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati ખોજા (khojā), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja), ultimately from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of Ojha, hodja, Hoxha, and Upadhyaya.

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aga khan

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